human resources
plural noun
1
: personnel sense 1a
hiring more human resources
2
: personnel sense 2
Human resources will contact you about your interview.
the company's human resources department
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Workday provides software for finance and human resources departments.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The minimum starting salary will help employees to build a long-term career at Bank of America, said Sheri Bronstein, chief human resources officer.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
The market winner may be the vendor who shoulders the most admin and management through its data and services backbone and manages to keep the human in human resources.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In this dual role, McDermit will oversee POST’s human resources and legal functions.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The minimum starting salary will help employees to build a long-term career at Bank of America, said Sheri Bronstein, chief human resources officer.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
The market winner may be the vendor who shoulders the most admin and management through its data and services backbone and manages to keep the human in human resources.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In this dual role, McDermit will oversee POST’s human resources and legal functions.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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